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Population Grenchen (Switzerland)
17 468
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Grenchen is 17 468 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 771 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 037 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 120 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 487 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 284 people, and the centenarians Grenchen over 80 years old - 769 people.
Population size Grenchen by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 771 / 10.14% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 037 / 11.66% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 120 / 12.14% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 487 / 42.86% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 284 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 769 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Grenchen
Total Grenchen permanent residents 7 721 men (44.2%) and 9 747 women (55.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 499 / 6.3% | 400 / 5.4% | 48.3% |
| 5 – 9 | 499 / 6.3% | 392 / 5.3% | 48.1% |
| 10 - 14 | 446 / 5.6% | 354 / 4.8% | 48.1% |
| 15 - 19 | 376 / 4.7% | 308 / 4.2% | 48.6% |
| 20 - 24 | 446 / 5.6% | 369 / 5% | 49.6% |
| 25 - 29 | 661 / 8.4% | 554 / 7.4% | 49.5% |
| 30 - 34 | 645 / 8.2% | 554 / 7.4% | 50% |
| 35 - 39 | 592 / 7.5% | 538 / 7.2% | 51.7% |
| 40 - 44 | 546 / 6.9% | 507 / 6.8% | 52.1% |
| 45 - 49 | 499 / 6.3% | 469 / 6.3% | 52.4% |
| 50 - 54 | 569 / 7.2% | 569 / 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 55 - 59 | 599 / 7.6% | 654 / 8.7% | 56.1% |
| 60 - 64 | 499 / 6.3% | 584 / 7.8% | 57.9% |
| 65 - 69 | 346 / 4.3% | 461 / 6.2% | 61% |
| 70 - 74 | 146 / 1.7% | 246 / 3.4% | 66.4% |
| 75 - 79 | 184 / 2.2% | 384 / 5.2% | 70.6% |
| 80+ | 130 / 1.5% | 346 / 4.7% | 75.8% |
Education level
Education level of residents Grenchen: have higher education 22.9% (4 000 people), incomplete higher education — 2.7% (472 people), secondary vocational — 35.9% (6 271 people), 11 classes — 15.9% (2 777 people), 9 classes — 8.9% (1 555 people), 5 classes — 8% (1 397 people), have no education — 0.6% (105 people), illiterate — 0.4% (70 people).
| Higher education | 4 000 / 22.9% |
| Incomplete higher | 472 / 2.7% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 271 / 35.9% |
| Elementary school | 2 777 / 15.9% |
| Middle school | 1 555 / 8.9% |
| High school | 1 397 / 8% |
| Without education | 105 / 0.6% |
| Illiterate | 70 / 0.4% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Grenchen
Total Grenchen the number of officially employed population is 11 721 people (67.1%), pensioners 4 716 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 507 people (2.9%).
| Employed population | 11 721 / 67.1% |
| Unemployed | 507 / 2.9% |
| Pensioners | 4 716 / 27% |
Disability
Total Grenchen have a disability 1 525 people, what constitutes 8.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 222 (1.27.%), disabled of the group II are 615 (3.52.%), disabled of the group III are 589 (3.37.%), disabled children 100 (0.57.%).
| Total disabled | 1 525 / 8.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 222 / 1.27% |
| Disabled of the group II | 615 / 3.52% |
| Disabled of the group III | 589 / 3.37% |
| Disabled children | 100 / 0.57% |